School, Parent & Family Engagement Policy

The East Newton R-VI School District provides the following services to encourage parental involvement as part of our Title I Program. The plan is reviewed and updated annually by faculty, parents, and patrons of the district at the annual Title I meeting in the fall and spring. Parents are an integral part of these meetings and provide insight, ideas and support for the District.

Plan Components:

Communication: Communication is essential to student success. The following communication tools are used regularly by the administration, teachers and parents to ensure student achievement.

Assessment results will be communicated to parents through home reports of standardized tests, quarterly report cards, parent/teacher conferences and group meetings where test results are explained.

Parent/teacher conferences will be held in October and March of the school year. Teachers will attempt to accommodate all parents who cannot attend via phone conference or electronic communication.

Non-English speaking parents will be provided with resources in their home language. ELL teachers and/or translators will be provided for assistance as available and needed.

The Title I faculty communicates through special invitations, letters, phone calls or emails with parents about the Title program specifically throughout the year.

Parental Roles:

Parents read and sign a School-Parent-Student Compact each year that outlines student, parent and school responsibilities in the Title program.

Parents are encouraged to read to and with their children each night in grades K-8.

Students are asked to discuss reading goals and classroom activities with parents on a regular basis in grades K-8.

Parents can call and request conferences, leave messages, or email teachers to ensure that parents know what is happening in a student’s classroom.

Parents complete a program evaluation survey each year that provides data on the perceptions of parents about Title I services in the school.

Parents attend special events with their students such as Practical Parenting Partnerships (PPP) activities throughout the year. During PPP activities, parents are encouraged to participate with their child on a project based on a specific theme such as a book report, craft project, games or WebQuest.

Student Roles: Students are expected to take an active role in their education and serve as advocates for themselves.

Students should read each evening to or with parents for 30 minutes.

Students should be actively engaged during instruction time and ask for help when he/she needs assistance.

Students should communicate with parents and teachers regularly so that both know what the child needs.

Students are expected to complete assignments and assessments in a timely manner for effective feedback from teachers.